Company Description

Join Impact Driven Brands…make the world a better place!  We currently have an opportunity for a Demand Planning Manager to join our dynamic and fast-paced team at our headquarters in Washington, DC.  We pride ourselves on our culture so we’re looking for someone who wants to make a difference and shares our core values: open, honest, professional, humble, hungry and smart.  This is an exceptionally exciting time and that means we move mountains faster than the rest and still have fun because we love what we do.

We are a fast-growing, entrepreneurial, fun, and hard-working company that has grown to 4+ brands under Impact Driven Brands! The largest of the brands, Soapbox is an on-trend, natural, mission-driven personal care company whose mission is to advance health & hygiene for those in need. We create and distribute natural-derived, thoughtfully crafted Hair & Body Care products. We have an opportunity for a Demand Planning Manager to join our dynamic, fun, and team-oriented culture at our headquarters in Washington, DC - relocation can be delayed until March 2022. Come join us!

About Soapbox  www.soapbox.co 

Soapbox is a social mission personal care company that sells hand soap, body wash, hair care, lotions and hand sanitizers into drug stores and retailers.  For every product we sell, a bar of soap is donated to a person in need in the USA or around the world.

About Bushwick Kitchen  www.bushwickkitchen.com

Bushwick Kitchen is the maker of Bees Knees Spicy Honey, Tree Knees Spicy Maple and Weak Knees Gochujang Sriracha.  Born in in Brooklyn but known throughout the USA for sweet, spicy and surprising sauces with a twist.  Our products are sold online, in specialty food stores and in every Walmart across the USA.
 

Job Description

•    Lead Demand Planning for all 4 brands across the business segments within the S&OP process.

•    Develop the sales & demand forecasts for all products to feed the MRP system which includes the development of a rolling 52-week forecast at brand, product line, and SKU level, with a high-level outlook of the next 18 months

•   Implement KPIs for the demand function including, but not limited to, Forecast Accuracy & Bias

•    Collaborate with Sales, Marketing, and Finance to identify and incorporate market intelligence (events) into the demand forecast. 

•  Act as the liaison between sales and operations & have an understanding of both functions

•  Strong analytical aptitude with a proven ability to analyze/interpret data and build quantitative models of business problems.  

•  Analyze factors that impact demand: studying baseline, category trends, trade promotions, competitive products, seasonality, retail consumption, distribution channels, and leverage statistical models to successfully build a demand plan that quantifies the business environment.  

•    Lead communication of demand requirements to supply and financial team for production and forecast purposes.

•    Maintain reporting to the management team summarizing promotional trends, inventory levels, demand shifts, service levels, and all related issues that support key performance indicators, as well as communicate with our 3PLs
 

Qualifications

•   Willingness to flex between Sales and Operations as needed

•  Ability to pivot and manage numerous brands simultaneously

•    Able to thrive in a fast growing, entrepreneurial environment with an ability to creatively solve problems. 

•    Deep understanding of the Supply Chain and Demand Planning process & the CPG Mass Market Retail Marketplace. 

•    Demonstrated knowledge of MRP processes and systems and the S&OP process. 

•    Exceptional attention to detail, follow–through and organizational skills

•    Strong quantitative and analytical experience including MS Office applications with a strength in Excel; Skilled in working with syndicated data (IRI/Nielsen), retailer proprietary POS and Trade Promotion systems. 

•    Clear and concise communicator. 

•    Detail oriented while maintaining a high-level business perspective.

•    Experience with continual process improvement methods with a demonstrated ability to identify issues, conduct root cause analysis and take action to fix issues

•    Bachelor’s Degree in Business Management, Economics, Finance or Marketing preferred with 5+ years’ experience in a similar role, preferably in the CPG industry with extremely strong Excel proven skills.
 

Additional Information

All applicants must provide a Resume and Cover Letter. 

This role will fall under the Operations function with a dotted line to Sales

Soapbox Soaps is an Equal Opportunity Employer EEO AA M/F/Vet/Disability

Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to their race, color, religion, national origin, sex, protected veteran status or disability.